-rəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Viverra, type genus + -idae
: a large family of somewhat catlike carnivorous mammals that are widely distributed in the warmer parts of the Old World, are rarely larger than a domestic cat but long, slender, and weasellike in build with short legs, rounded feet, and more or less retractile claws, and include civets, palm civets, genets, mongooses, and related forms